APPLY TO FOSTER – Louisville Weimaraner Rescue Inc.

Date

Name*

First Last

Address*

Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

Cell Phone*

Home Phone

Work Phone

Please enter work phone only if it is ok to call you there.

Email*

Please explain why you would like to foster a Weimaraner.*

Please note your experience with Weimaraners.*

Have you adopted a Weim from LWR or another Weim Rescue? If so, which one?*

Do you have a preference in the sex of the Weim you would like to foster?*

Male
Female
Either

Do you have an age preference to foster ?*

Please check all that apply

Puppy - Up to 1 year old
Adolescents - 1-3 years old
Adults - 3-10 years old
Seniors - 10 years and over

List of Current Pets*

Click on the question mark to the right of the row to add another row. If you have a mobile device, the box to add more rows may appear under the rows.

Pet Name	Type of Pet (Dog, Cat, etc.)	Breed	Gender	Age	Where kept? (indoors, outdoors, kennel, crate, house, garage, etc.)	Spayed or neutered?

List of Previous Pets*

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Pet Name	Type of Pet (Dog, Cat, etc.)	Breed	Gender	Age	Where kept? (indoors, outdoors, kennel, crate, house, garage, etc.)	Spayed or neutered?	Reason for absence

Other Animals*

Do you currently have or plan to have other animals besides dogs and/or cats, such as horses, cows, chickens, etc. If so, please explain below including where they will be located, if they are dog friendly, if they will be accessible to the dog, etc.

Vet or Clinic Name*

Please contact your vet to inform them that our reference checker will be calling to inquire about your care of your pets. Please give them your permission to release information to us.

Name of Vet

Vet or Clinic Address

Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

Phone # of Vet*

Are all your current pets up to date on vaccinations and heartworm testing?*

Yes
No

Have you had your past and current dogs tested for heartworm?*

Yes
No

What heartworm preventative have you used on your past and current dogs?*

What do you feed your dogs and what do you intend to feed the foster?*

If you have cats, are they dog friendly and used to being around dogs?*

Yes
No
No cats

If you currently have a dog, does it have any issues with resource guarding their food, toys, people?*

Yes
No

Will your current pets accept a new dog? And how would you characterize your current pets - dominant, submissive, friendly, playful, shy, scared, territorial?*

If the foster dog and the other animals do not initially get along, how do you plan on handling this?*

Do you own or rent?*

If you rent, please include a copy of your pet clause in your lease demonstrating that you can have a Weimaraner at your residence. A letter signed by your landlord or management company on letterhead that you have permission to have a Weimaraner will also be accepted. Weimaraners may grow to be as large as 100 lbs. If you rent, we will not consider you for fostering until we have received this.

Own
Rent

Please choose the type that most closely resembles your home.*

House
Condo or Townhouse
Apartment
Farm

Do you have a fenced yard?*

Yes
No

Describe Fence

Please describe the type of fence you have. How high is it? What is it made of? Does the fence fully and safely enclose an area that can be used by the Weimaraner for pottying and exercise?

How will you be exercising and socializing your foster Weim?

Have all members of your household agreed to fostering a dog?*

Yes
No

Members of your household - Please include yourself*

Please list everyone living in your home (including yourself), their relationship to you, and their ages. Please click on the question mark to the right to add another row. If you have a mobile device, the box to add more rows may appear under the rows.

Name	Relationship	Age	Occupation

Is anyone in your household allergic to dogs?*

Yes
No

Are you willing to educate your children and/or visiting children on the humane care of animals and to supervise young children around your foster?*

Yes
No

Describe your normal household activity level.*

Quiet
Moderate
Very Active
Chaotic

On average, how many hours are your current dogs/will your foster dog be left alone during the day. How long is the longest left alone?*

Please describe where your current dogs/foster dog will stay during the day.*

Weimaraners are inside dogs and should never be left outside or tied out.

Please describe where your current dogs/foster dog will stay during the night.*

Weimaraners are inside dogs and should never be left outside or tied out.

Please describe where your current dogs/foster dog will stay when you go on vacation.*

Even if the Weimaraner has been previously house trained, you should expect that it would not be house trained at first in a new home. This may be temporary or require training. Are you willing to work with your foster Weim?*

Yes
No

Are you willing to train your foster Weim using positive reinforcement to help make them more adoptable?*

Yes
No

Destructiveness - Some dogs may become destructive when left alone, but there are ways to train them not to chew or make a mess in the house when they are alone. Are you willing to take the time and effort to train your foster Weim?*

Yes
No

Crate Training - Are you willing to try to use a pen, crate or find some other means of solving problems if your foster Weim is destructive?*

Yes
No

Are you agreeable to taking the Weim for vet appointments as needed and using a vet recommended by LWR if there is one in or near your city of residence?*

Yes
No

Are you agreeable to helping LWR place the foster Weim in an adoptive home that is suitable for him or her by interacting with appropriate applicants via phone, email, and/or text messaging and having prospective applicants to your home to meet your foster Weim?*

LWR takes in applications to adopt, reviews them, conducts phone interviews, and then contacts the foster home who would follow through as detailed above.

Yes
No

Do you understand that the foster Weim is not your dog, but belongs to LWR and will be taken care of by our guidelines, will not be put into unsafe situations, and will be closely supervised when with children and others?*

Yes
No

Home Visit - A rescue representative will visit your home before you foster a Weimaraner. Is this acceptable to you?*

Yes
No

Personal Reference*

Give the name, city, state, and phone number for a personal reference. We would prefer the reference to not be a relative. Please contact your personal reference to notify them that one of our volunteers will be contacting them.

Name	City	State	Phone

Your Name*

Typing in your name here is your electronic signature that you are the one completing this application and that all information herein is correct.

Date Completed*

“Your foster application has been submitted successfully.”

FOSTER